From ZSphere to Character. Avatar-esque Na'vi....

Baj Singh

....although it wasn't intentionally supposed to look like a Na'vi as I wasn't using reference however I was watching "The Making of Avatar" so something in my sub-conscious must have been busy at work trying to copy what I was watching.

Been messing around with ZSpheres lately and heres something I managed to do yesterday. Originally I didn't like the fact that I wasn't using a base mesh (which I have complete control over) but I think now I may consider working ZSpheres into my workflow a little more.

P.S - just realised that when I transposed the arms I forgot about the back of the elbows which has creased badly, my bad.

MoP

Pretty cool. I like the overall proportions and the scale detail is nice.

The pose of the feet seems really stiff though, you have the arms in a fairly interesting pose but the legs are bent uncomfortably and the feet are pointing straight forwards, which makes him look a lot more boring than he could, I think.

Also I think you need to revisit his backside (as it were), it really doesn't look very natural or believable. Bums just don't look like that, I'm afraid.

Baj Singh

Thanks MoP. I was originally going to do this to try out zspheres and then just throw it away but I think I might work on it some more and create a fully fledged character.

Definitely try and flesh him out more and fix that bum.

Gallows

Awh man, this body would be perfect for a beefy version of the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Looks awesome though.

Rhinokey

someone found that new crazy scale brush in zbrush!

Cyrael

hey, it looks really cool, definitely dig it a lot, but from the looks the but could use some work, maybe add a bit of meat to it, and round it out a bit.. its a little too hard right now. Also the lower right calf, it might be the angle, but it is forming oddly where the two muscles come together, a little bit pushed too far to the right and not centered enough.. (also not digging the rough hatchmarks on the legs - but thats just my opinion) It is a really nice start though!

RKHansen

Hep Baj,

Overall very nice - however, the buttocks needs a bit of work; cheeks and where the thighs join up to it. His groin area could also be pulled a little down in the front to create a softer overall silhouette blend between the legs.

Ras

PS. embrace the zSpheres.

Baj Singh

Thanks for the feedback.

someone found that new crazy scale brush in zbrush!

Its brilliant!!!!



I fixed the bottom....and then covered it up with a loin cloth (d'oh). Bulged out the muscles a little bit and then increased the quantity of the scales down the arm.

I decided that I didn't want the form to get lost in lots of clothing, armour, etc so I tried to keep that to a minimum, making the main body the focus. Because of his large form (particularly his hands), I decided to make his claws bigger (almost werewolf like), so these would be his primary weapon.

Unfortunately i'm going away for the next two weeks so I wont be able to start on the low poly until then.

Quack!

Awesome proportions there.

His thighs look soooo exaggerrated that it looks weird at first glance.

Watching.